Colombia vs Ecuador: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Colombia
8.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador
8.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
Ecuador rank
131st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Colombia ranks 128th and Ecuador ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 133.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 83.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 106.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 57.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 33.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 22.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 15.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1873 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.236 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 8.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 0.19 deaths per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Colombia ranks 128th and Ecuador ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.